Toughness assessment of elastomeric polypropylene (ELPP) by the essential work of the fracture method

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 873-881

  Mouzakis, D E ^a   Gahleitner, M ^b   Karger Kocsis, J ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE GMBH   (Germany)

^b PCD Polymere GmbH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Atactic isotactic sequence; Block copolymer; Elastomeric polypropylene (ELPP); Essential work of fracture; Fracture mechanics; Mode I; Mode III; Trouser tearing test

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CATALYSTS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TESTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS;

TROUSER TEARING TESTS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 0032186570     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4628(19981031)70:5<873::AID-APP6>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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